Sedalia, MO 65301 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Sedalia, MO?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/18, roughly 233 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 186 frost-free days later.
Sedalia sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Sedalia before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Sedalia compares
About 186 days separate Sedalia's last and first frost, putting it 22,732 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 876 of 1,129.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Sedalia can differ from the 65301 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Sedalia's frost date answer different questions.